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Should i drop out oh school to follow my dreams?

1) i have depression/anxiety, and aspergers i get so nervous about school i cant do anything i have meltdowns trying to do hw cant sleep eat properly and usually go in 4,3 days a week because of how stressed i get (its really hard to do and so exhausting) i get sick and have headaches/tummy aches all the time because of it also

2) i love art i wanna be an artist and could be using so much more of my time/energy on that and other subjects that interest me for example im in karate, and computer coding

3) i dont think i can handle four more years of this, its getting worse by the day and i feel so depressed/anxious, as a person who believes in keeping mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health healthy i find school is my disease if you get me?

also im not a lazy students i am in all the higher classes and well did work very hard (my anxiety has been getting in the way)

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    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    The biggest comment I have for you is....why haven't you gotten any help?

    In all of this, you don't mention seeing a psychiatrist for depression, anxiety or Aspergers. If you've been diagnosed with all this, then you should be getting counseling and treatment.

    There is no reason and no excuse to continue with depression and anxiety on your own. You have to get help.

    If you don't talk about these things with your parents and doctors, how do you expect them to get better?

    That's great you want to be an artist but most successful ones have training...and the ones that are successful are rare. You need to broaden your scope in that field...but you also need to be educated.

    As for taking code and karate....you can do that when you're not in school. Most people have extracurricular activities. I managed to be a dancer the entire time I was in school and I was severely depressed (still am), self harming and had an eating disorder....but I was also getting help for the last 3. It was hard work but I did it. There are plenty of people out there who have all sorts of difficulties but they are able to go to school and to have extracurricular activities.

    Get your high school dipolma. If you still don't want to go to school and you don't want to work hard at getting better and helping yourself improve your life, then do what you want. But you'll have to work in order to support your dreams and you will likely not be making much.

    Talk to your parents, teachers, psychiatrist, and get a tutor if needed.

  • 6 years ago

    I agree with Amaretta. Dropping out of school will just further your stress and anxiety. What will people think of you when you tell them you dropped out of high school? Regardless of your situation, I really do not believe dropping out will help you. If you can switch schools, try to do that. Maybe you can take easier classes to relieve some of that burden and stress you have on you. Don't be so hard on yourself. Lastly, talk to someone, whether it is your family, friends, guidance counselor, someone from church, or an outside source. Getting these feelings out really do help.

  • 6 years ago

    No, stay in school. You'll end up even more stressed if you drop out of school and then can't find a job because you don't have that high school degree. See about getting some therapy and medication for your anxiety and depression.

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